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Winklevoss Twins Drop Appeal in Facebook Lawsuit

New York — Olympic rowing twins Cameron and Tyler Winklevoss have decided to drop their appeal to the Supreme Court of a federal court...

Is Google Entering the Social Games Biz?

Mountain View, CA – A job posting on the Google job board suggests that the Mountain View-based company is starting a new business –...

PopCap Games Rumored to be Acquired by EA for $1 Billion

Seattle, Wash. — PopCap Games, a casual games company famous for games such as “Bejeweled,” "Zuma" and "Peggie," is rumored to be in acquisition...

Turntable.fm Hits 140K Users in First Month

New York — Turntable.fm, a startup online radio company, has gained over 140,000 users since launching its service to the public earlier this month. The...

Harry Potter Goes Digital: Launching Social Site and e-Books

San Francisco, Calif. — Harry Potter author J.K. Rowling announced Thursday that her popular series of fantasy novels will soon be available as e-books...

Universal Motown Launches Marvin Gaye "What's Going On" Facebook Campaign

Palo Alto, Calif. — The late Marvin Gaye’s legacy still lives on — even through Facebook. Universal Motown, the Prince of Soul’s record label, has...

Facebook Reaches 750 Million Active Monthly Users

Palo Alto, Calif. — Facebook is now home to over 750 million active monthly users, TechCrunch reported, citing sources close to the company. The multi-billion...

"Moshi Monsters" Developer Mind Candy Valued at $200 Million

London — Mind Candy, an online social games company and developer behind “Moshi Monsters” — a game site for kids — has been valued...

Winklevoss Twins May Seek to Reopen Lawsuit Against Facebook

New York — A day after  announcing that  they will not appeal the Ninth Circuit's decision  refusing to undo their $65 million settlement with Facebook...

Netflix Founder Reed Hastings Joins Facebook Board of Directors

Palo Alto, Calif. -- Facebook has named Reed Hastings, the chairman and CEO of Netflix, to its board of directors. Hastings founded online...